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Presented By
Referred to
Council File # �� — 1333
Green Sheet # 113304
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA ,
Committee: Date
1 WHEREAS, Minnesota Laws of 1998, Chapter 404, Section 7, Subdivision 19 contains
2 an appropriation to the Minuesota DNR for the Metro Greenways Program, and
3 WHEREAS, said 1998 Metro Greenways Program has allocated $600,000.00 toward
4 the purchase of a conservation easement over parts of the Lower Phalen Creek site to be acquired
5 by the City of Saint Paul from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad as authorized under
6 CF 01-1206, and
WHEREAS, said conservation easement will assure that the Lower Phalen Creek site
remains undeveloped and is restored over time to a natural condition, and
9 WHEREAS, said the City will utilize said Metro Greenways funds for land acquisition
10 and natural resource restoration costs for the Lower Phalen Creek BNSF site, and
11 WHEREAS, the City Council has by its resolution CF 01-777 established a project in the
12 2001 Capital Improvement Budget to receive and expend said Metro Greenways funds, and
13 WHEREAS, the Metro Greenways Program allocation has been increased by
14 $175,000.00 based upon the appraised value of the easement area, necessitating an amendment to
15 the Capital Improvement Budget to receive and expend said Metro Greenways funds,
16 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon
17 recommendation of the Mayor and the positive advice of the Long Range Capital Improvement
18 Budget Committee that $175,000.00 is available for appropriation in the 2001 Capital
19 Improvement Budget, and said 2001 budget, as heretofore adopted and amended by the Council,
20 is hereby further amended as follows:
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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
Green Sheet # 113304
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32 Financin2 Plan
33 L,ower Phalen Creek
34 Conservation Easement
35 COl-3D030
36 State ofMinnesota
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38 Spendin�
39 L,ower Phalen Creek
40 Conservation Easement
41 CO1-3D030
Current Amended
Budeet Chanee Budeet
$ 600,000.00 +$175.000.00
$ 600,000.00 +$175,000.00
42 Acquisition, Site Restoration $ 600,000.00
43 l'he� 3t, peul Lony _gan� �� ����� � 600,000.00
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Adopted by Council: Date ��_ a L acol
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Adoption Certified by Council Secretary
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Approved by Mayor: Date: �r �-��
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+$175,000.00
+$175,000.00
Reques ed by:
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$ 775,000.00
$ 775,000.00
$ 775,000.00
$ 775,000.00
Approval Recommendecl by Financial
Serv' Di ector:
By:
Form Approved by City Atto ney
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Approved b Mayor for Submission to
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DEPARTMENTIOFFICE/COUNCIL DATEINITIATED GREEN SHEET NO. 113304 �
Parks and Recreation Dec 4, 2001
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CONTACTPERSONANDPHONE INRIAL/OATE INRWUDATE
John Wirka 266-6411 �� � DEPARTMENTDIRECTOR 5 CRYCOUNCIL
UMB R FO Z CIN ATTORNEY G qN CLERK
MUSTBEONCOUNqLAGENDABY(DATE) qpER 3 FlNANCV+LSERVICESDIR �FINHNCIALSERV/ACCTG
4 MAYOR(ORASSI5TAIJn H PARKSANDRECREATION
TOTAL�OFSIGNATUREPAGES � (CLJPALLLOCATIONSFORSIGNATURE)
ACTION REQUESiED: t
Approval of Council Resolution to amend Capital Improvement Budget to accept increased amount of State of Minnesot 4
Metro Greenways funds for conservation easement on Lower Phalen Creek site.
RECOMMENDATIONS' Approve(A)orRe]eM(R) PERSONALSERVICECONTRACTSMUSTANSWERTHEFOLIOWINGQUEST10N5:
PIANNINGCOMMISSION _CIVILSERVICECOMMISSION �. HasihispersoNfvmeverworketluntlereconlydctforthisEepariment�
A CIBCOMMI7TEE YES NO
P. STAFF 2. Has this person/frm ever been a nty empioyee?
DISTRICTCOUNCIL YES NO
— — 3. Does ih�s person/firtn possess a skill not nomelly pwsessetl by any cunent aty employee�
SUPPORTSWHICHCOUNCILOBJECTIVE? VES NO
Explain all yes answere on sepa2te sheet antl affach [o green sheet.
iNITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTONITV (Who. What, When, Where, Why):
The State of Minnesota DNR has increased its allocation of Metro Greenways funds toward purchase of a conservation
easement on the Lower Phalen Creek site.
ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVE�:
City will receive payments from Metro Greenways program upon conveyance and recording of easement.
DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED: '
None
DISADVANTAGES IF NOTAPPROVED.
City will not receive Metro Greenways funds.
TOTAIAMOUNTOFTR4NSACTION y 175.000.00 COST/REVENUEBUDGETED�GIRCLEONE) YES NO
FUNDINGSOURCE State of MN - DNR ACTIVfTYNUMBER C01-3D030
FINANC�AL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN)
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As you kncia. M�tCO Greem��ays ailucated �600,OU0 in 19�)9 I��i aci{ttisinon uCr� perm;n�cnt
cunse��;�tinn eatie�uent from 1he City of St. 1'ztul ats part of th2 Lo��er 1'halen projeci. Tlu pro
l,iGy evolved :md progresscd sicnificantly ovcr the ensuinc tm�e and �ve al1 h�we a rtiuch I�e.rtrr
uncierst.ar�Qtng of �vhat it evill take t'ui the city t�� not only acquirc ihi� E'�roperty ii�o�n thc
Burlington Northcm Samta Fe Railroad but tu also what it �+�iil tal.c to prt;pare thr site lor puhir.•
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AIIh�?ugli othCr iunlin�� sourcei ha�•e nuw bcen cummillCd to thr proj�ct. addition��l iACL�U1Siliillt
i n�ts hsirr :�k�� cmeruccl. As a rc.sult. ;�telro Cireemvays has rcevaluatid hs finaneial ri�le in tht�
lo�cer Phalen project. Menro Grc:enways evill ��vmntil pn additii�nRl X 175,OU0 or ii total
,�f 3775,000 io��arcls ihz pin ��fa deline�ited eonserv�3i.ion e<�semenl <incLi�r Ibr eculo�tical
rustoraticm t��ithin thc purch;ucd eascmcnt. 'l�hcsc funds �vill bc contin�rnt upon buth tl�c C'i�y
.tnd thc State ai,rccins to the ternu uf tlie Cunservation Easement ot"���hic:h the rcquii'Cd natur,�l
resuurce mana�ement plan has not yct bccn cotnpletcd. �Ve 21so must rerie�v the ii�le <md
siu'� ry I arn �onfidenr that ���c �vill achicvc tlie necessary appro� als hut a is ,�oi likclv ch i{i all ol
�1�� necess<u�v sttps and appraval.s ���ill bc �ortq�lt;ted befbrr Ueccmbcr ; t''. I can assure vuu ih;n
�� c:ur �� orl:in� just as efllciently ��5 �v�� cun to ce?m}�lete ow� portion� of this trurtsactiou
"Iliix h:GC hecn an Cecitins, complirilcd project end we look fbiw�u�d ��, our cuminueet coo�,rr.�non
on makin� this regional]y significanr projcct a rcality. lfyou havc any ��ucstions or commcnis,
ple:ise call mc at (651)77?-7')52 or SCnd an e-rnail to ai.sin���1Yu. c��r.state.inn.us.
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